Joseph e



(No Model.)

J E. TY'NAN.

MAGHINE FOR SPINNING AND RBELING SILK.

No. 250,171 Patented Nov. 29,1881.

WITNESS S: W I

ATTORNEYS.

further, to combine them in one machine, so

eration, be called a flier.

threads of unspun silk to form a single warp,

I NITED STATES PATENT rare.

JOSEPH E. TYNAN, 0F PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

MACHINE FOR SPINNING AND REELING SILK.-

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 250,177, dated November29, 1881.

Application filed October 4, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOSEPH E. TYNAN, ofPaterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Machines for Spinning andReeling Silk, of which the'following is a specification.

My improvements relate to machines for spinning and spinning and reelingsilk. The usual process is to spin or twist two or more which isafterward reeled into skeins by a separate machine.

The object of my improvements is to perfect both the spinning andreeling mechanism, and,

that the operations can be successively performed without the time andlabor required for 'spooling the silk after spinning.

My invention consists in the peculiar construction and combination ofthe parts, as hereina-fter described, and specifically pointed out inthe claims.

The construction and operation will be described in detail hereinafterwith reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is afrontelevation, partially in section, of a spinning and reeling machineembodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same,partially in section. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the bobbin-drivingmechanism, and Fig. 4 is a plan view of the same; and Fig. 5 is a planview of the device for operating the stop-motion.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Thatpart of the mechanism revolving around the main spindle h, includingdisk I, spindles m, and the mechanism immediately below disk l,-may,from the similarity of their mode'of op- The machine shown hasasingleflier and reel, with the parts necessary for their completeoperation. There may be, however, any desired number of these parts usedin one machine, each operating separately, so that the stoppage of oneset will not interfere with the others.

A is one end frame of the machine which supports the longitudinal rails.

to is the top rail; 1), the lower or spindle rail; 0, the bobbin-rail,and d a rail that supports the stop mechanism, as hereinafter described.

B is the reel, formed of longitudinal slats attached to heads a, whichheads rest on friction rollers f, that are fixed upon a shaft, f,running lengthwise of the machine. The shaft f is connected to the maindriving-shaft t by bevel-gear, as shown in Fig. 2, or by any equivalentmechanism, and the reel, being supported upon friction-rollers fat itsends, is thus driven by friction. The heads 0 are provided with pivotsc, which enter open slots in the lower ends of hangers g, that dependfrom rail (1, whereby-the reel is held in place upon the rollers f andcan be readilg removed.

his the flier-spindle stepped in the railb, and extending through asuitable box in rail 0. This spindle is driven by a belt to its pulley hfrom a pulley, h, on the driving-shaft t'. The belt passes from aroundan intermediate pulley, t", above pulley h, whereby the two portionsgoing to the pulley W of spindle hare brought close together andhorizontal. Other devices may be used for the same purpose, the objectbeing to allow shifting of the belt more readily, as hereinafter setforth.

Upon the rail 0, around spindle h, is fixed a disk, 70, of circularform, and having a flanged edge or rim, the same being a cup-shapedfriction-driver of the bobbin-spindles.

Above driver Ic,'and fixed on spindle h, is a circular disk, I, which isformed with tubes 1, that receive the bobbin-spindles m. There may betwo or more spindles m fitted in the disk 1, (three are shown,) and theyeach carry a spool, m, of unspun silk. Upon the lower ends of spindlesm, beneath disk I, are fitted frictionpulleys n, and the lower ends ofthe spindles are stepped in boxes at, that rest on a disk, 0, carried byspindle h. The boxes n are'also fitted on pins 0, that radiate from thehub of disk 0, so that the boxes may slide; and the pins 0 carry spiralsprings, that tend to force boxes 7:. outward and press the pulley n incontact with the inner surface of the flanges on driver It. The pulleysn are fitted on their peripheries with elastic packing inserted ingrooves formed in the pulleys toinsure contact. The packing is retainedby flat rings n that are secured upon the upper sides of the pulleys, asshown most clearly in Figs. 3 and 4.

The spindle his extended above the bobbins by hinge-joints, that permitthe arms to swing to a vertical position, or to lie upon the disk in ahorizontal position radially from the spindle.

There is one arm 19 for each thread, and the disk 10 is provided withradial slots 19 for the threads to pass through on their course to thereel, so that bygivingthe threads a turn around the arms 1) the armswill be held up, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The arms are formed with Tends to retain the thread. They serve to give tension to the thread, andfall, when the threads break, to their horizontal position. The threadsunite above the disk 19 and pass through a guide-eye, a, to the reel B.The guide a is upon the transverse rail, which is operated by usualmechanism.

qis the belt-shifter, sustained by a rod, q, that passes through a slotin rail 11 and engages on the upper side of the rail by a lug,m

b is a spring tending to draw the shifter q downward and shift the beltfrom the pulley k to a sleeve, h around the lower end of the spindle.The pulley is made in conical form to aid the movement.

Upon arock-shaft on rail d are hung brakelevers i, that have their outerends curved and wedge-shaped to enter between theheads e of reelB androllers f. The rock-shaftisfitted with an arm, r, that projects beneatha ill] g or projection at the top of the shifter-rod q, so that thedownward movement of the rod shall throw the brakes r upward. The rail dalso carries a fixed plate, 8, on which a second plate, 3, is fitted toslide. The shifter-rod q passes through plate 8, and both plates 8 s areslotted to receive the wedge-shaped end of a rod, t, that depends fromthe registering mechanism at the top of the machine.

The registering mechanism shown at C may be of any suitable character.As shown, the primary wheel a is fitted for movement by a pawl,u, ateach revolution of reel B, and gives revolution to a wheel, 1;, that isprovided with an inclined projection, 12.

Above wheel '0 is hung a bent lever, w, from which the rod t, beforementioned, depends, and which leveris connected with a spring, w, thattends to lift the lever and raise rod 25.

On the supporting-standard is a pin, t, that engages the shorterarm oflever w and holds it against the action of the spring until the arm isreleased by the inclined projection '0 passing behind it.

The operation of the machine is as follows The threads passing from thebobbins are twisted together by revolution of disk I. At the same timethe bobbin-spindles m are turned backward by contact of their pulleys nwith the fixed driver It. The result of these combined movements is thateach single thread is first twisted, and all the threads then twistedtogether in the opposite direction. The pulleys n are slightly less indiameter than one-half the diameter of driver 70, so that eachturnsbackward twice, and little more, in one revolution of the flier.One backward revolution simply neutralizes the turn of the bobbin withthe flier, while the other'gives' the necessary backward twist to thethread, the final result being that each thread of the warp has a littlemore than one twist to each twist of the warp, and in reverse direction.The warp is wound by the reel until the quantity to form a skein istaken up, when the wheel 11, by projection '0, trips lever to, and rodt, rising, moves slide 8, trips the rod q, and the shifter q throws oilthe belt; at the same time the brake-levers 1' are thrown up and raisethe reel from the drivin g-wheels f. The machine being thus stopped, thewound skein is moved to the other .end of the reel. To facilitate movingthe skein the reel is formed with a collapsible section, 01, retainedoutward by toggle-levers 0. After the skein is moved the machine is tobe started again to wind another skein. In case either single threadbreaks the arm 1) falls, and by revolution of disk 19 the arm is carriedin contact with rod q, and the rod released to stop the machine, as justdescribed, without affecting the registering mechanism.

In place of the friction-driver 7c, toothed gearing may be used andpinions placed on spindles m.

In some cases it is desired to form a warp having a central thread ofcotton or other material. For this purpose I place on the upper end ofspindle h a spool, a, of the material for the center, and fit thespindle with a tension arm or flier, b through which the thread passes,and the thread being thus held in the center, the threads from bobbins mare twisted. around it. The bobbins a may be placed horizontally, orotherwise arranged to deliver the thread in the same manner.

By using the conical pulley h and sleeve h I dispense with a loosepulley on the spindle, and thus avoid the trouble heretofore experiencedin oiling the loose spindles. The beltis shifted from the pulley to thesleeve in stopping the machine, and the pulley being coni cal .the beltcan be readily moved upon the pulley from the sleeve.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desireto secure byLetters Patent- 1. Disk p,-provided with hinged arms 1) and slots 12belt-shifting rod q, and spring b, in combination with spindles h and m,whereby when a bobbin-thread is broken the spindleband will be shiftedso as to stop spindle h, as herein described.

2. Disk p, provided with hinged arms p and slotsp, belt-shiftin g rod q,spring I), an dcurved lever 1', in combination with rollers f, reel B,and spindles h and m, whereby spindle h and reel B are stoppedsimultaneously when a bobbin-thread is broken, as herein set forth.

3. The combin ation ,with reel B, provided with a tooth or projection toengage ratchet-pawl u, and wheels at and 'v, the latter provided withlug o, as herein shown, of lever w, spring w, pin or stop 15, rod t,plates 8 and 8, rod q, and spring whereby the spindleband is shifted andspindle it stopped when lug c has made one revolution, as hereindescribed.

4. The combination,with reel B, provided with a tooth or projection toengage ratchet-pawl u, and wheels at and v, the latter provided with lugv, as herein shown, of the bell-crank lever w, spring w, pin or stop it,rod t, plates 8 and 8, rod q, spindle It, curved lever r, and rollers f,arranged and operating as herein described, whereby spindle h and reel Bare stopped simultaneously, the latter being raised from its hearingwhen lug '0' has made one revolution, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The flier-spindle h, adapted to carry a filling-thread spool, a onits upper end, in I 5 combination with disk 1;,provided with hinged arms10 and slots 19, and belt-shifter q, curved lever r, rollers f, and reelB, substantially as and for the purposes shown and described.

6. The combination of conical pulley h spin- 2o dle h, and sleeve hsurrounding the spindle, substantially as and for the purpose herein setforth.

JOSEPH E. TYNAN.

Witnesses:

GEO. D. WALKER, v O. SEDGWIOK.

